1.Cheddar
2.Bocconcini
3. a. Formaggio
4.True
5.Brick. This cheese originated in the U.S. around 1877.
6.False. Mold first develops on the inside of blue cheese when it is injected with the Penicillium roqueforti mold. The mold continues to grow outward after the cheese is poked with holes and exposed to oxygen.
7.Cream cheese
8. a. Colby
9. 10 pounds
10. Dry Jack
11. The annatto seed, which comes from the tropical tree Bixa orellana.
Annatto is also used to color butter, margarine and smoked fish.
12. A knife used to check the progress of cheese during ripening.
13. Manteche
14. Muenster
15. b. Cut away the moldy surface ½" to 1" in depth
16. b and d. It is melted in a double boiler over low heat.
It is cut into small cubes or shredded.
17. True
18. Brine solution, which is a strong combination of water and salt used to pickle or preserve foods.
19. b. Soak in cold water for one minute
20. a. The process of turning and stacking slabs of curd to release whey and press the curds together
21. Carbon dioxide. When making Swiss, the cultures added to the milk produce carbon dioxide as the cheese ages.
22. b. Cheesemakers originally used bricks to press moisture out of the cheese
January 22, 2007
January 18, 2007
Cheese Quiz
1.Which cheese is the most widely purchased and consumed in the world?
2.What is the technical name for small mozzarella balls?
3.Which of the following means cheese in Italian:
Formaggio
Chiao
Gloria
4.True or False: Cottage cheese that has been firmly pressed into a block creates farmers' cheese.
5.What was the first cheese produced in the U.S.?
6.True or False: Mold develops on the outer surface of blue cheese and then distributes inward.
7.In 1872, which cheese was created by mistake while trying to duplicate Neufchâtel in the U.S.?
8.What cheese is named after the town in Wisconsin where it originated?
Colby
Gorgonzola
Asiago
Brick
9.How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make one pound of whole milk cheese?
10.What cheese has a natural rind that is hand-rubbed with oil, cocoa and pepper?
11.What seed produces the vegetable dye used to create orange Cheddar cheese?
12.What is a cheese borer?
13.Wrapping mild provolone around sweet cream butter produces what type of cheese?
14.Monks in medieval monasteries originally created which cheese?
15.If cheese develops mold, you should?
Close your eyes and hope it disappears
Cut away the moldy surface ½" to 1" in depth
Wash the cheese with soapy water
16.Cheese melts best when (pick 2):
It is melted directly over high heat
It is melted in a double boiler over low heat
Melted in one large piece
It is cut into small cubes or shredded
17.True or False: The smaller the curd, the firmer the cheese.
18.Feta cheese is aged in a __________ solution?
19.To reduce the salt content of feta before serving:
Store in Heidi's desk drawer for one week
Soak in cold water or milk
Rub with olive oil
20."Cheddaring" refers to:
The process of turning and stacking slabs of curd to release whey and press the curds together
Wrapping cheese in a cheesecloth
The aging process
21.What element is responsible for creating the holes found in Swiss cheese?
22.The name brick cheese originated because:
Bricks were used to build the first cheese factories
Cheesemakers originally used bricks to press moisture out of the cheese
The cheese was extremely hard to cut
2.What is the technical name for small mozzarella balls?
3.Which of the following means cheese in Italian:
Formaggio
Chiao
Gloria
4.True or False: Cottage cheese that has been firmly pressed into a block creates farmers' cheese.
5.What was the first cheese produced in the U.S.?
6.True or False: Mold develops on the outer surface of blue cheese and then distributes inward.
7.In 1872, which cheese was created by mistake while trying to duplicate Neufchâtel in the U.S.?
8.What cheese is named after the town in Wisconsin where it originated?
Colby
Gorgonzola
Asiago
Brick
9.How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make one pound of whole milk cheese?
10.What cheese has a natural rind that is hand-rubbed with oil, cocoa and pepper?
11.What seed produces the vegetable dye used to create orange Cheddar cheese?
12.What is a cheese borer?
13.Wrapping mild provolone around sweet cream butter produces what type of cheese?
14.Monks in medieval monasteries originally created which cheese?
15.If cheese develops mold, you should?
Close your eyes and hope it disappears
Cut away the moldy surface ½" to 1" in depth
Wash the cheese with soapy water
16.Cheese melts best when (pick 2):
It is melted directly over high heat
It is melted in a double boiler over low heat
Melted in one large piece
It is cut into small cubes or shredded
17.True or False: The smaller the curd, the firmer the cheese.
18.Feta cheese is aged in a __________ solution?
19.To reduce the salt content of feta before serving:
Store in Heidi's desk drawer for one week
Soak in cold water or milk
Rub with olive oil
20."Cheddaring" refers to:
The process of turning and stacking slabs of curd to release whey and press the curds together
Wrapping cheese in a cheesecloth
The aging process
21.What element is responsible for creating the holes found in Swiss cheese?
22.The name brick cheese originated because:
Bricks were used to build the first cheese factories
Cheesemakers originally used bricks to press moisture out of the cheese
The cheese was extremely hard to cut
January 08, 2007
CHEESE TONGUE-TWISTER
Origin: Possibly Dr. Seuss
Through three cheese trees, three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three cheese trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these three trees' cheese freeze.
Freezy cheese made these three free fleas sneeze.
Through three cheese trees, three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three cheese trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these three trees' cheese freeze.
Freezy cheese made these three free fleas sneeze.
January 07, 2007
its piggy's year! heres the compatibility:
1 - least compatible, 100 - most compatible
Rat 88 - These two make marvelous mates
Ox 69 - Why not, it worth a try.
Tiger 77 - They are very different, but this will work.
Rabbit 91 - Very compatible. Everything will be good.
Dragon 94 - Most Dragon/Pig marriages last forever.
Snake 45 - The Pig can never please the Snake.
Horse 75 - This relationship worth a try.
Sheep 98 - One of the happiest possible combinations.
Monkey 81 - This could work. They admire each other.
Rooster 72 - The Pig is patient, this could work.
Dog 84 - They share their thoughts and feeling.
Pig 92 - An excellent match.
more signs' compatibility here
1 - least compatible, 100 - most compatible
Rat 88 - These two make marvelous mates
Ox 69 - Why not, it worth a try.
Tiger 77 - They are very different, but this will work.
Rabbit 91 - Very compatible. Everything will be good.
Dragon 94 - Most Dragon/Pig marriages last forever.
Snake 45 - The Pig can never please the Snake.
Horse 75 - This relationship worth a try.
Sheep 98 - One of the happiest possible combinations.
Monkey 81 - This could work. They admire each other.
Rooster 72 - The Pig is patient, this could work.
Dog 84 - They share their thoughts and feeling.
Pig 92 - An excellent match.
more signs' compatibility here
January 02, 2007
supposed to be i post this yesterday but THIS always happened to me on the morning after new year's eve. anyway, they say that to find a four leave clover means immense goodluck, so keep that safe and save it! hahah...
by the way, i also set up my new years resolution:
1. I will retain all bad habits.
2. I won't save any money.
3. I won't be good.
4. I won't exercise or lose weight.
by the way, i also set up my new years resolution:
1. I will retain all bad habits.
2. I won't save any money.
3. I won't be good.
4. I won't exercise or lose weight.
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